def get(db, node, limit=None, start=None):

    def pkey(table): return sql.pkey(db, table)

    node = node.firstChild

    table = name_of(node)

    pkey_ = pkey(table)

    fields = []

    conds = {}

    for child in xml_dom.NodeElemIter(node):

        child_name = name_of(child)

        if xml_dom.is_empty(child): fields.append(child_name)

        elif xml_dom.is_text(child): conds[child_name] = xml_dom.value(child)

        else: raise Exception('Joins not supported yet')

    id_ = xml_dom.get_id(node)

    if id_ != None: conds[pkey(table)] = id_ # replace any existing pkey value

    if fields == []: fields.append(pkey_)

    return sql.select(db, table, fields, conds, limit, start)

# Controls when and how put_table() will partition the input table

partition_size = 500000 # rows

input_col_prefix = '$'

def put_table(db, node, in_table, in_row_ct_ref=None, row_ins_ct_ref=None,

    limit=None, start=0, on_error=exc.raise_, col_defaults={}):

    '''

    @param node The XML tree that transforms the input to the output. Similar to

        put()'s node param, but with the input column name prefixed by

        input_col_prefix in place of the column value.

    @return sql_gen.Col Where the pkeys (from INSERT RETURNING) are made

        available

    '''

    in_table = sql_gen.as_Table(in_table)

    in_table.set_srcs([in_table], overwrite=False)

    db.src = str(in_table)

    db.autoanalyze = True # but don't do this in row-based import

    db.autoexplain = True # but don't do this in row-based import

    # Import col_defaults

    for col, node_ in col_defaults.items():

        col_defaults[col] = put(db, node_, row_ins_ct_ref, on_error)

    # Subset and partition in_table

    # OK to do even if table already the right size because it takes <1 sec.

    full_in_table = in_table

    total = 0

    while limit == None or total < limit:

        # Adjust partition size if last partition

        this_limit = partition_size

        if limit != None: this_limit = min(this_limit, limit - total)

        # Row # is interally 0-based, but 1-based to the user

        db.log_debug('********** Partition: rows '+str(start+1)+'-'

            +str(start+this_limit)+' **********', level=1.2)

        # Subset in_table

        in_table = copy.copy(full_in_table) # don't modify input!

        in_table.name = str(in_table) # prepend schema

        cur = sql.run_query_into(db, sql.mk_select(db, full_in_table,

            limit=this_limit, start=start), into=in_table, add_pkey_=True)

            # full_in_table will be shadowed (hidden) by created temp table

        this_ct = cur.rowcount

        total += this_ct

        start += this_ct # advance start to fetch next set

        if this_ct == 0: break # in_table size is multiple of partition_size

        # Recurse

        pkeys_loc = put(db, node, row_ins_ct_ref, on_error,

            col_defaults, in_table)

        if in_row_ct_ref != None: in_row_ct_ref[0] += this_ct

        sql.empty_temp(db, in_table)

        if this_ct < partition_size: break # partial partition = last

        # Work around PostgreSQL's temp table disk space leak

        db.reconnect()

    return pkeys_loc